Assessing filtered permeability around the globe: The unknown beloved principle of cycling cities
Cycling cities have one point in common: they are characterized by high levels of “filtered permeability” (FP), a principle that still isn’t widely known or studied. In these cities, a cyclist’s freedom of movement is considerably greater than a motorist’s. The objective of this article is to highlight and operationalize this principle for the first time. For this purpose, a FP index has been developed and calculated in 60 cities throughout the world. The results demonstrate that the freedom of movement of a cyclist in a European city is on average 44% greater than a motorist’s, which is a FP level about three times greater than what was measured in the other geographic areas studied (South and Central America, North America, Asia and Oceania). As other well-known factors (e.g. safety, accessibility, traffic calming measures), FP could be an effective dimension to create a conducive urban environment for cycling and thus, promote more sustainable mobility behaviours.
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Authors:
- Savaria, Maxime
- Apparicio, Philippe
- Carrier, Mathieu
- Publication Date: 2021-8
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 102964
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
- Volume: 97
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1361-9209
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bicycle travel; City planning; Evaluation and assessment; International
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting;
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- Accession Number: 01782261
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 22 2021 11:56AM